44 & Leavenworth Sts.

Black and white photograph (25 x 20 cm.) with a view of 44th and Leavenworth Streets in Omaha, Nebraska, after the tornado of March 23, 1913. There appear to be streetcar tracks on Leavenworth Street, which runs east and west, and a truck and automobile can be seen on the street. People can also be seen in the street. Most of the buildings have been destroyed.

Few disasters have devastated Omaha as completely as the Easter Tornado of March 23, 1913. The storm descended with terrible force just after Easter services on Sunday evening. The tornado created a path of destruction seven miles long and a quarter mile wide. It killed 140 Omahans and injured 400 others.